as in adjacent
having a border in common
flanking farms that share the same water source
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as in envelopment
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as in adjoining
to be adjacent to
the guards flank the center on a football team's offensive line
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flanking
Adjective
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Ramos hit that pitch the other way and into the second row of seats adjacent to the visitors bullpen in right field for a two-run home run.—
C. Trent Rosecrans,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025 -
The town purchased the lot adjacent to the town hall in 2000.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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But Disney has spent the past year taking steps to relocate teams to Burbank, where Disney has its own historic studio lot and an adjoining complex that houses ABC and Disney Animation.—
Roger Vincent,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2025
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Guests can order hanami picnic baskets ($55) for dine-in or takeout at the adjoining Love on the Run food hall.—
Anna Spiegel,
Axios,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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False light is an invasion of privacy that portrays someone in an unfair light.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Hubbard was in Izyum when Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022.—
Patrick Reevell,
ABC News,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
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In the Chicago area, workers at nine cafes walked out Tuesday, joining workers at five cafes that have been on strike since Friday, organizers said.—
Talia Soglin,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Dec. 2024
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Everyone wants to link the Lions offensive coordinator to the Bears job (including us above), but joining a division with Detroit, Green Bay and Minnesota might not be the best career move.—
Josh Kendall,
The Athletic,
24 Dec. 2024
Noun
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That said, those incursions into Florida territory proved fruitless, which probably shouldn’t come as a surprise.—
Nick Ashbourne,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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The drone attacks come as Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky acknowledged for the first time that his forces had staged an incursion into Russia's Belgorod region, although one military analyst told Newsweek that the operation was not an intensive one.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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These two personalities may join forces for a podcast surrounding their common interest in wine.—
Lydia Mee,
Newsweek,
4 Jan. 2025
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Today 30 species fly freely throughout Pelican Island and the surrounding archipelagos off the coast of Vero Beach.—
Kara Franker,
Southern Living,
4 Jan. 2025
Noun
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On hilltops along the Mediterranean coast, Syria’s new General Security forces faced ambushes and attacks.—
Dominique Soguel,
Christian Science Monitor,
28 Mar. 2025
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Survivors said the attacks in Pine village began in the early hours of Friday, March 7, a day after the initial ambush by Assadist loyalists was reported.—
Tamara Qiblawi,
CNN,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Flanking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flanking. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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